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On the recordDecember 1, 2011
Mr. President, this Menendez-Kirk amendment is a strong, bipartisan amendment. Over half of the Senate has formally cosponsored it. I urge its adoption, especially after the bomb plot in Washington, DC, the IAEA report on nuclear development in Iran, and the overrunning of our British ally's embassy site by Iran 2 days ago. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is all time yielded back? Mr. McCAIN. Yes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.
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Republican · Illinois
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